Nearly 4,000 Gloucestershire women access free morning-after pill at local community pharmacies
Gloucestershire’s local community pharmacies have supplied nearly 4,000 morning-after pills to women over a nine-month period since the NHS made it available free-of-charge in October 2025. Around 500 emergency contraception consultations took place each month between October 2025 and June 2026, without women needing to book a GP or sexual health clinic appointment. ...
NHS Gloucestershire commends GP practice staff as national GP patient survey results are published
Once again, the results of this year’s national GP Patient Survey (GPPS) show high overall levels of patient satisfaction (81%) with Gloucestershire GP practices - well above the national (England) average of 77%. They also indicate that 89% of patients...
New £1.87m NHS Dental Access Centre opens in Gloucester City
A new dental facility in Gloucester City opened on 1 July, providing much-needed urgent NHS dental services to Gloucestershire residents through NHS 111. The Centre is a joint project between NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Gloucestershire County Council...
Event celebrates employment programme impact
A dedicated event celebrated a dynamic programme that helps young people facing barriers with skills development and career opportunities in health and care. The We Want You Widening Access Demonstrator (WAD) programme, funded by the Department of Health & Social...
NHS in Gloucestershire provides update on maternity services
The NHS in Gloucestershire has shared an update on maternity services following a recent briefing to Gloucestershire County Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The Maternity Health Needs Assessment (HNA) has been published alongside a Case for Change, setting out how needs are changing...
New Dental School and Treatment Hub gets green light
University of Gloucestershire and NHS Gloucestershire ICB have agreed funding for a new Dental School and Treatment Hub, set to open in the heart of Gloucester. Located within the University’s City Campus, the Three Counties Dental School, which will include...
Gloucestershire achieves leading COVID and flu vaccination rates this winter
Gloucestershire has delivered one of its strongest seasonal vaccination programmes to date. Uptake for both COVID and flu rose compared with last year and performance remains among the best in England. By the end of January, more than 74,000 COVID...
Joined up planning supports Gloucestershire through winter pressures
This winter, Gloucestershire’s health and care system took an early, planned and coordinated approach to managing seasonal pressures. Partners across the Integrated Care System began planning well ahead of winter, working together to prepare for increased demand, strengthen resilience and...